Mason Greenwood granted bail over attempted rape charge

Manchester United's Mason Greenwood has been released connected bail aft being charged with attempted rape.

The 21-year-old was besides charged with battle and repeatedly engaging successful controlling and coercive behaviour.

He was arrested successful January amid allegations surrounding images and videos that emerged online.

The footballer, from Bowdon successful Greater Manchester, volition beryllium released from custody pursuing a backstage proceeding astatine Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.

He had been remanded successful custody aft appearing astatine Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court connected Monday.

A spokesperson for the tribunal confirmed bail had been granted with conditions not to interaction witnesses, including the complainant, and to reside astatine an code successful Bowdon.

Mr Greenwood did not look for the abbreviated hearing.

He had been connected bail since January, but was re-arrested successful Trafford connected Saturday for an alleged breach of the conditions.

All 3 charges subordinate to the aforesaid woman.

The attempted rape is alleged to person taken spot successful October 2021.

The controlling and coercive behaviour relates to a play betwixt November 2018 and October 2022, wherever helium is alleged to person made threatening and derogatory comments towards the complainant, arsenic good arsenic accessing and monitoring her societal media accounts.

The complaint of battle occasioning existent bodily harm is said to person taken spot successful December 2021.

Within hours of the allegations surfacing online astatine the opening of the year, the forward, who has made 1 quality for England, was suspended from playing oregon grooming with the Old Trafford club.